Weekend in a whirl

As Christmas quickly approaches it seems that our weekends are full of activity.
On Friday night we had 3 young guests spend the night.
This is an accurate picture. They were moving ALL night!!


















I thought it would be fun to do Fruity Pebble trees. It was a sticky mess. But the kids thought it was amusing.














Then on Saturday we headed to the Creation Museum with dear friends.
(Henry is in the middle)


















The usual family photo in the Garden of Eden.


















And with all of our visits here over the years, the kids are really starting to feel at home.
Moments before the photo below was taken, Henry was caught actually climbing into the garden!!! Maybe he wanted to give Adam suggestions on animal names. . .


















Lilly was unsure about the dinosaurs.


















But with the help of her friend, Jada, she rode on a Triceritops.























Once it got dark we headed out to see the live Nativity.
(FYI - hearing the words "due to inclement weather. . . " are never good when you are planning an outdoor activity!!)
Last year it snowed. This year it rained. Next year we are not going. Just kidding (maybe).
Also, Lilly & Pete are not pictured in the rest of the museum visit. Lilly was on her 10th meltdown of the day. The looks we were getting were frightening us enough that they hid themselves in the van until the rest of us were done.


















Even in the rain, this was fun. The soldiers were talking with us. Everyone kept saying "Shalom" to us and Henry would look at them and say, "yep".
The day was complete when Henry spotted a bobcat.


















It was absolutely beautiful.
















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And on Sunday, it snowed and snowed and snowed. We were able to creep down the road to attend my 2nd cousins birthday party.
And after that my grandparents gave Lilly a cradle for Christmas.
My grandpa made it just for her. It has my grandpa's initials and Lilly's name with the date burned into the bottom.






















A priceless gift.